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'India is very committed' on climate action, says Macron
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], April 19 (ANI): Stressing on the need for innovation on the issue of climate change, French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday lauded actions taken by India to tackle the climate crisis, saying that New Delhi is "very committed" to the cause.
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Spurt in suicide rate in Pakistani desert region linked to poverty driven
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Sindh [Pakistan], April 18 (ANI): At least 143 people have taken their own lives in Thar desert's Tharparkar, Umerkot districts between 2016 to 2020. Extreme weather patterns are frequent threat, major cause of poverty pushing people to suicide in Pakistani desert region.
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US, China agree to work together to tackle climate crisis
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], April 18 (ANI): China and the United States have agreed to cooperate on the issue of climate change, US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry and China Special Envoy for Climate Change Xie Zhenhua said in a joint statement.
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Researchers shed light on effect of climate change on good coffee producti
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 17 (ANI): A new study by an international team of researchers looked at the peculiar effects climate change has on Africa's largest coffee-producing nation, Ethiopia.
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Google Earth's 'Timelapse' feature will tell stories behind landscape chan
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 17 (ANI): For all the environment lovers who are always keen on gathering knowledge about the world, Google has introduced a new interesting feature in its Google Earth app for you.
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Prakash Javadekar tests positive for COVID-19
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 16 (ANI): A month after receiving his first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Prakash Javadekar on Friday tested positive for COVID-19.
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Panasonic introduces agricultural technology in Japan
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Okinawa [Japan], April 16 (ANI): Located in Southwestern Japan, Ishigaki Island is famous for its emerald sea and amazing nature. Monsoon has been a hard challenge for agriculture here, but, the island now has delicious fresh vegetables and fruits to enjoy the cool climate.
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Infosys institutes board committee focused on ESG initiatives
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], April 15 (ANI): IT major Infosys has formed an Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Committee of the board of directors.
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UK to push for physical climate summit in Nov despite COVID-19 threat
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
London [UK], April 15 (ANI/Sputnik): The UK government stressed on Wednesday that it will continue to push for the upcoming Climate Change Conference, or COP26, scheduled for November in the Scottish city of Glasgow, to be held in person, despite concerns that such a large event could become
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Climate change is affecting availability of good coffee
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 14 (ANI): The findings of a new study by an international team of researchers that looked at the peculiar effect climate change has on Africa's largest coffee-producing nation, found that Ethiopia will be producing less speciality coffee and more rather bland tasting v
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Climate change is making Indian monsoon season chaotic
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 14 (ANI): A recent analysis by a team of German researchers that compared more than 30 state-of-the-art climate models from all around the world found that if global warming continues unchecked, summer monsoon rainfall in India will become stronger and more erratic i
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Syska LED bags CESL tender for Gram Ujala LED scheme
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 14 (ANI): Syska LED has won a tender by public sector entity Convergence Energy Services Ltd (CESL) to supply LEDs for homes in rural India based on carbon finance.
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